This was titled 'Dark Ranma' it was a
temporary title for it based on the idea it came
from.

Ranma Lord of the Sith.

Part 2

Hidden anger.

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Ranma glared at his father and frowned.
"School?"

"Well, we are going to be staying for a
while," said the man with a shrug.

Ranma's frown deepened and he sighed. "Very
well." He stood up and turned away from the man.

"You'll be going to the same school as Akane
and me. See you there!" said Nabiki as she turned
the corner and dashed out the door cheerfully.

Ranma watched her go and started walking
towards the door.

"Wait! Nabiki! I'll go with you!" called Akane
as she moved after her sister.

Nabiki turned and stared at the boy's frown
for a moment after her sister called her. "What
are you talking about, he's your fiancee. You
should walk him to school."

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Akane walked along the sidewalk, Ranma was
moving beside her calmly on the pavement.

"We're not getting married you know," said the
girl suddenly.

"I've got no interest in marrying you," he
replied coldly. "You've got something else I
want."

Akane spun around to face him with an angry
scowl on her face. "What?" Her anger fell away at
the look he was giving her. She stepped back into
a defensive stance instinctively.

Ranma chuckled at this and remained completely
relaxed. "You'll find out in time what I want."

"You'll tell me now!" said Akane as she
started to advance slowly on him. Her anger
overshadowing the fear that had overcome her
moments before.

"Excellent," said Ranma as an unkind looking
grin formed on his lips. "You're almost too
perfect."

Akane couldn't take anymore and rushed forward
screaming. "Die you pervert! I won't take this!"

Ranma dodged the strike easily and put his
face directly up to hers. "What do you plan to do
about it?"

Akane jumped back with a shocked expression
covering her entire body. "Wha? He's good!" she
thought in horror.

"Your fear is getting the best of you Tendo, I
suppose I'll have to do something about that."

Ranma started walking again and ignored her.

"We aren't finished yet! Come back here you
coward!" snarled the girl as she realized he
wasn't taking her seriously.

"Why?" he replied calmly without breaking
stride.

"You're not taking me seriously! I'm a martial
artist too!" cried the girl as she rushed after
him, intent on making him pay for his insolence.

"Who ever said I was a martial artist?" he
replied calmly as he continued to move forward.

Akane stopped again with confusion on her
features. "Wha?"

Finally, Ranma stopped and turned to face her.
His evil grin still present on his face. "Akane
Tendo, your anger makes you strong. I can make it
so that you are invincible."

"What's that supposed to mean?" she snapped
hatefully.

"It will become clear with time, Tomboy,"
replied Ranma as he started walking again.

Akane growled at this and started towards him
again.

"Don't we have some place to be? We're going
to be late, I wouldn't like that much," said the
pigtailed boy casually.

Akane seemed to realize that fact all at once.
"Damn!" She started running towards the school,
leaving Ranma behind.

The boy's smirk turned into a deep frown.
"This is almost too easy."

Genma appeared out of nowhere. "Boy! What do
you think you're doing!?" he cried angrily as he
smacked his son on the back of his head with a
hard punch.

Ranma's rage flared again for a moment, but it
was quickly brought under control. "What are you
so angry about old man?"

"You'll marry Akane Tendo and like it boy!
Quit this foolishness!"

Ranma's face once again became a cruel smile.
"Don't worry Pop, she's perfect. Exactly what I
need."

Genma blinked in surprise at this. "What?"

Ranma turned his back on the man and started
forward again. "You'll see soon enough."

"This is wonderful! We'll have the wedding
tonight!" cried Genma in joy.

Ranma frowned at his father and turned to face
him again. "No."

"No?" muttered Genma dumbly.

"I'll decide when the time is right for my
plan to be finished," said Ranma coldly. "You'll
know it when that time comes."

"Boy?" said Genma as he tried to understand
what was going on. "Plan? What plan?"

Ranma snorted in disgust and started walking
again.

"Of course, the boy is perceptive! He's just
waiting for the girl to accept the idea first.
Tendo will be pleased to hear that Ranma is so
agreeable about this!" The man rushed away, moving
back to the dojo as fast as his legs would carry
him.

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Ono Tofu frowned as he sat upright at his
desk. A chill ran down his spine and he turned to
look at the door for a moment.

"What was that?" he muttered to himself. He
stood from his seat and walked outside. "It feels
like death itself has descended on this place..."

A young boy with a pigtail walked by. He
paused when he noticed the man staring at him in
confusion. The boy's face fell into a frown and he
narrowed his eyes at Tofu for a moment. It was
both a challenging and questioning glare.

"Who?" muttered the man as he shook his head
to clear it. When he looked up again, the boy was
gone.

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Ranma found himself at the gates of Furinkan.
The mess before him caused him to pause for a
moment and he frowned. "What the?"

Akane screamed in rage from the center of the
mob of boys. They were muttering complete
gibberish and attacking her in mass. Ranma arched
his eyebrow and casually walked by the affair, not
giving it a second thought.

Nabiki was sitting in the window of the
school, watching the battle below. She noticed
Ranma and was about to call to him when he simply
started walking, ignoring the scene completely.
"What?" she muttered to himself. The battle hadn't
even phased him for more than a few seconds. He
simply paused, and looked for no more than five
seconds before moving on as if nothing was
happening.

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Akane glared at Ranma as he sat down beside
her after being introduced to the class. Because
of him, she'd had to rush this morning rather than
taking her time. She'd won, and ended up beating
Kuno in the nick of time. "Jerk," she grumbled
hatefully.

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Nabiki Tendo stared at Tatewaki Kuno with a
wry looking grin on her face. "Set of five, eight
thousand yen." She slapped a handful of photos on
her desk and smirked at him.

"What? This is an exorbitant amount, Nabiki
Tendo!" cried the boy in shock.

"Yeah, sorry. I had to raise my prices cause
Akane's fiancee probably wouldn't like me selling
you these," said the girl casually. In her mind
she was laughing maniacally. "The bait is
set...and..." she thought to herself as Kuno
worked over what she had just said for a moment.

"What?!! Fiancee?!!"

"Gotya," she said quietly to herself.

"Tell me who this fool, who would dare
undermine me, is!" cried Kuno as he ignored the
teacher.

"Kuno baby, that's really going to cost you,"
said the girl as she narrowed her eyes at the
teacher for a moment. Everyone was looking at them
now.

Kuno slapped a wad of bills onto the table
with a rage on his face.

"His name is Ranma Saotome, my dad and his dad
decided that Akane was going to marry him," said
the girl as she took the money cheerfully.

Kuno dashed off, fire burning in his eyes. "I
shall not allow it!"

Nabiki smiled as he rushed out the door of the
classroom, only to return a half-second later and
return to her desk. The boy calmly picked up the
photos and put them into his shirt before dashing
off again.

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Ranma frowned as a tall boy burst into his
classroom and shoved the teacher aside. He stood
directly in front of Akane's desk and put his
hands down on top of it.

"Kuno?!" gasped the girl in shock. "What are
you...?"

"Tell me! Tell me who this fool is, Akane
Tendo!" cried the boy with tears in his eyes.
"Where is this Ranma Saotome? I shall destroy him!
I shall not allow your engagement to him to
continue!"

The girl went white as a sheet and stared at
him as the class reacted all at once. Cries of
protest and girlish squeals filled the air.

Ranma sat calmly, only seeming to be slightly
irritated with this mess that had resulted.

"Who told you about that?" he asked as he
stood up and shoved three boys, who had all moved
around him to shout angrily at him, out of his
way.

"So, the snake reveals itself! I shall never
allow this farce of an engagement to continue!"

The pigtailed boy narrowed his eyes at the
loud-mouthed kendoist and glanced at Akane. "Is
this your boyfriend?"

"Yes!" answered Kuno.

"No!" snapped Akane angrily.

"Too bad, I would have enjoyed killing him
more if he was, fiancee," said the pigtailed boy
as a cold smile formed on his lips.

Akane gasped and stared at him for a moment.
"What?"

"Have at thee!" snarled Kuno as he pulled a
wooden sword from his back and charged at Ranma.

The boy sidestepped and frowned when his desk
fell into two pieces from the blow. "Not good."

"Villain!" snarled Kuno as he hacked at his
opponent. Ranma easily dodged and moved around the
blows.

Kuno frowned as he noticed the black clad boy
move into the crowd of students. "Coward! Using
others to shield yourself from me?!"

Ranma's eyes flashed for a moment as he
glanced down at the desk at Kuno's side. No one
saw it shift suddenly and slam into the angry
boy's hip.

Ranma rushed forward instantly. His hands
lashing out as he slammed into the older boy's
chest and sent him flying into the blackboard.

"No fighting in school!" cried the teacher
angrily.

Kuno brushed him aside and staggered to his
feet, holding his weapon at the ready. "Mere
luck," he thought to himself. "My own carelessness
lead to that." He shifted his stance offensively
and frowned as he realized that the boy was
standing in front of Akane, ready to move out of
the way in an instant if he charged.

"The coward is clever," said Kuno out loud.
"He uses a woman to protect himself from harm.
Such a weak and pathetic ploy."

"Still, it is effective," countered Ranma with
a smirk forming on his face. He knew everything he
needed to now. The boy was nowhere near a mach for
him. He stepped aside and moved out so that the
kendoist had a clear shot at him.

"I have you!" snarled Kuno as he rushed
forward.

Just as the boy closed on him, Ranma ducked.
He spun around the older boy's waist and pushed at
the small of his back when he finally made it
around him. Kuno staggered forward, and plummeted
through a glass window.

"Kuno!" screamed Akane in horror as she jumped
to her feet and rushed to the window.

The boy was lying face down on the pavement,
he wasn't moving.

She turned to face Ranma and glared at him
with pure unhidden hatred. "What have you done?"

"He attacked me with a weapon, in the middle
of class. You're lucky he's not dead."

The class was looking at the boy dumbly.

"Kuno survived that? No way!" muttered one of
the girls.

"You killed him!" snarled Akane.

"He's alive, for now. I suggest you call the
paramedics if you would like it to remain that
way." The pigtailed boy returned to his seat and
sat down again. "Or not, it doesn't matter to me."

Akane worked her jaw up and down as she glared
at her fiancee for a moment. She was unsure what
to say or do. Finally, she snapped out of it and
rushed out into the hallway in search of a phone.

The rest of the students stood around the
classroom, either looking out the window at the
fallen boy and the growing pool of blood around
him, or staring at Ranma in shock and fear. The
boy had a wide area of clearance around his desk.

He was simply sitting there, with a rather
satisfied expression on his face.

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Akane Tendo watched in silence as the
paramedics took Kuno away. He was badly hurt, but
it didn't seem like he was in danger of dying once
they got to him. He probably would have bled to
death though if he had remained where he was. The
glass from his tumble had punctured him when he
landed, and also when it had fallen on him from
above. She could hardly recognize him he had so
much blood covering him.

She shivered and looked up at the room. The
police had questioned everyone, and now Ranma was
being let go. They hadn't even cuffed him after
hearing the explanation given.

"He's just getting away with this?" she
muttered in horror. "He can't! He almost killed
Kuno!"

"I'm sorry if he was your friend, but he
attacked that boy unprovoked with a dangerous
weapon," said a nearby officer who had overheard
her. "You saw what he did to that desk. The boy
has offered not to press charges since that boy
was the only one injured."

"He didn't have to go that far!" cried Akane.
"I know he's better than that! He could have..."
she trailed off as she thought about it. "He could
have..." She gasped. "He could have what?" replied
her mind. "You're the only one who's beaten Kuno.
He's probably not as good as you are, he said he's
not a martial artist didn't he? Even if he's good
at dodging that doesn't mean..." She shook the
thoughts away. "I'll teach him what it means to be
a martial artist then!"

Ranma strolled out of the school with a smirk
on his face as he glared at Akane for a moment.
"Feh. That weakling."

The girl whirled around and glared at him
hatefully. "You almost killed him."

"Yeah. It's too bad he lived. I'm surprised. I
thought that fall would kill him for sure," said
the pigtailed boy as he started walking away.

"So. You admit it! You were trying to kill
him?!" snapped Akane.

"What of it? He was no better," replied the
boy as he continued walking.

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Ranma sat in the dojo. His mind turning over
the days events. The chiropractor made him
nervous. He knew he'd have to do something about
that man soon. He had a feeling he was one of the
ones his master had warned him about. He was at
the very least one of the sensitive ones. "But
he's no Jedi. He was confused by what he felt,"
said the boy with a smirk on his face.

Akane had potential, the force was within her
after all. The doctor was different though, he was
much stronger in both ability, and his root to the
other side. He probably wasn't even aware of it.
If he was older, he might have ditched Akane in
order to take him in instead. The risk was too
great though, he wasn't experienced enough to try.
Akane would do for now.

"Boy," said Genma as he walked in and sat next
to his son.

"What is it? I'm busy," replied Ranma coldly.

"Akane has told me what happened at School
today," said the man firmly.

"What of it?" snorted Ranma as he opened his
eyes and stared at the man for a moment.

"You did well, but you went too far. She is
very upset."

"Good, it will make her stronger," replied
Ranma icily.

"I see. Still boy, you shouldn't have done
that."

"He was trying to kill me. No one tries to
kill me. He's lucky he's still alive."

"I see," said Genma with a frown on his face
as he gave a small nod. "Be careful boy."

"Yes," replied Ranma as he returned to his
meditation.

Genma left, and he was alone for several more
minutes. His work was going to take more planning
than he'd thought.

"What are you doing in here?" snapped Akane as
she walked into the dojo with a scowl on her face.

"Meditating," replied the boy.

"So, you're starting to feel sorry?" she said
with some of the heat leaving her voice.

"I am wondering why my strike failed to kill
him. It should have broken his back easily, the
fall would have masked the damage. I suppose
getting beaten on by you every day has made him
tougher than most."

Akane's anger flared again.

Ranma opened his eyes and stood up. "What do
you want?"

"What kind of monster are you?" she said
hatefully.

"Monster?" he said with a smirk on his face.
"I know of monsters much worse than me." He
strolled forward casually and stopped just in
front of her. "Like the one you're fighting with
right now. The one that's screaming at you to kill
me, to strike me down with everything you've got."

She paused and backed away from him.

"Do you really think that little monster will
be enough?" he said with a chuckle. "Try. Kill
me."

"What? What are you saying?" she snapped as
she backed away from him.

"I want you to kill me. Release me from this
pain," he said with his scowl deepening suddenly.
"Take my life, and end this path of destruction I
am going down. Go ahead."

She moved towards the door, backing away from
him slowly.

"Hmmm. Try another path," he thought to
himself as he realized that she wasn't going to
strike. Apparently the nobility within her wasn't
as ingrained as he'd thought.

"You want me to kill you?" she said warily.

"No. I want you to try. If you don't, I'm
going to kill you," he said coldly as his scowl
turned into an evil smirk.

Akane's eyes went wide as she saw him rush
forward. His jaw slammed into her face and she
staggered back. "No!"

The boy didn't stop though he grabbed her by
her hair and swung her into a nearby wall. She
screamed in pain as she impacted and fell down to
her side.

"Well. Are you going to stop me or not? If
not, I may as well have a little fun with you
first." The implications of that statement made
Akane's eyes go wide. She jumped upright suddenly
and moved into a defensive stance.

Ranma's eyes twinkled with an evil delight.
"So, that's the button."

"You pervert! I won't let you lay your hands
on me!" she snarled. Her voice was trembling with
fear.

"Stop me then. Always on the defensive, never
attacking," he said as he watched her for a
moment.

Akane charged, her face serious as she
attacked. Ranma merely blocked or dodged her
strikes, mostly dodging them. "Damn! He's..."
thought the girl in terror.

"Your strikes are weak," he said with a frown
on his face. "You're not strong enough to beat me.
You're suppressing your power."

She growled and kicked at him, he merely
flipped out of the way.

"Stand and fight! Stop running away!" she
snarled.

"You're too weak for me to bother fighting
back. You couldn't hurt me if I let you," he
replied simply.

Akane stepped back again, once more becoming
wary of him. "What are you doing?"

"What is it going to take Akane? Your
virginity?" he said as he stepped towards her
again. She merely jumped back away from him. "Or
perhaps something more? Your sister? Her life? Is
that enough?" said the boy coldly.

Akane's eyes went wide. "No! You stay away
from her!" she snapped as she rushed forward
again, once again with the same power.

"Perhaps their virginity?" he prodded as he
easily dodged her.

Akane was pushing herself to her ultimate
limits. Her body couldn't take much more and she
knew it. "No! You stay away from them!" she
snapped. Her voice was laced with fear and
something hidden much deeper.

Ranma blocked her last punch and locked up her
arm. His eyes were wild and angry as he glared
directly into hers. "Release your anger! Only your
hatred will destroy me!"

Akane felt something inside her snap. She
seemed to explode in rage, her arms and legs
moving at speeds she never comprehended as
possible.

Ranma's face was serious as he dodged around
the blows as easily as before. This time she held
his concentration though, and he didn't speak
until she collapsed onto the ground in tears.

"Excellent," said the boy as he looked down at
her and laughed. "Good."

She looked up at him in horror as he laughed
at her.

"You've finally made the first step, Tendo,"
said the boy coldly. "Now, you belong to me."

Akane wanted to protest, to scream her
defiance against him over and over. Something
stopped her though. Something that terrified her
more than this strange boy ever could.

Whatever it was that she had unlocked inside
herself, she wanted it. She wanted it so bad that
she could taste it, and she knew he could give it
to her. She hung her head in shame and stood up to
stagger away. Ranma followed after her, but stayed
in the living room as she walked up the stairs to
her room.

"What happened boy?" said Genma with only mild
interest.

"Akane and I had a discussion," said the boy
calmly. "It seems we're more alike than I'd
hoped."

"Excellent, son!" exclaimed Soun.

Kasumi sat at the end of the table. She had
just finished cleaning the home and was set to
relax for the rest of the evening. She sipped at
her tea and smiled warmly at everyone. This act
caused Ranma to flinch slightly. It bothered him a
great deal to be near her when she was like this.

Soun slapped Genma on his shoulder in pride at
the fact that their plans were going so well.

Genma chuckled and reached back to grab the
bottle of Sake, to toast the union. His hand
missed, and he knocked it over, spilling it across
the floor.

Genma chuckled as he lifted up the bottle from
the ground and began pouring, completely ignoring
the large wet spot. Soun did much the same, and
offered up his own cup.

Ranma's senses flared and he bolted upright
with his eyes wide with shock. "What the?"

Waves of hatred and anger, stronger than any
he had felt before. They were pouring through the
room.

Slowly, he turned his head and started to
smile.

Kasumi Tendo was sitting cheerfully, her eyes
glanced down at the wet spot for a mere moment.
"Oh dear!" she exclaimed sweetly. "Don't worry
father, I'll get that." With that the girl quietly
and demurely stood up and went off to find a few
things to clean up the mess.

"Yes dear," said Soun cheerfully.

Ranma's grin hadn't faded in the slightest. He
stood up and walked out the back door of the home
and into the yard. Slowly, he started to chuckle,
it built up more and more. Finally, he was howling
with laughter as he looked up at the sky.

Genma and Soun paused their game and stared at
the boy for a moment as he stood in the yard with
his arms raised in triumph.

"Is he all right Saotome?" asked Soun
nervously.

"He's fine Tendo. He just gets that way
sometimes, it's nothing to worry about," said
Genma with a shrug.

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Ono Tofu sat up in his bed later that night.
He was sweating, and he cried out in horror.
"Kasumi!"

He sat there in his sheets, simply staring
blankly at the wall. "What was...?"

The nightmare was gone from his mind. Only the
sweat and a feeling of absolute terror had
remained behind. "I..." He staggered out of bed
and wiped his face, struggling to regain a piece
of his memory.

"I don't understand," he muttered to himself as he
leaned over a sink and flicked on a light switch.
His eyes stung with pain as the new light
assaulted them.

Finally, his vision focused and he splashed
his face with water. He slowly looked up at his
tired and haggard face in the mirror. Something
had come to him, and it didn't make any sense.

A pink beam of light. It was only four feet
long, three people dressed in black. There wasn't
anything more, but strangely it haunted him. He
remembered a little more before it vanished from
his mind completely. One of the figures was male,
and he had a beam of light in his hand also, it
was blood red.

"What does it mean?" he asked himself.

The late hour took its toll on him, and his
eyes drooped in frustration. It was too late to
think about it now, besides, it was just a dream.

His jaw clenched suddenly as he stared at
himself again. "How many times in the past have I
had that thought?"

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TBC...